Roundtable discussion on the situation of LGBT people in Europe

On 27 November, FRA took part in a panel discussion on the situation of LGBT people in Europe at the 'Haus der EU' in Vienna, focusing primarily on the situation in Austria.

The event was organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights and the Haus der EU. The institute’s director Manfred Nowak, who is also Vice-Chair of the FRA Management Board, chaired the meeting. FRA presented the results of its EU LGBT survey. Other panel members included representatives from: the University of Vienna; HOSI Wien (an NGO) and Rechtskomitee Lambda. There was also a video message from MEP Ulrike Lunacek.